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# Sharing a Notebook

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*Check out the walk through on how to share a Notebook.*
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<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2Fv2HQtWJFGrHddzL1jmPN%2FShare%20-%20Notebook.gif?alt=media&#x26;token=5c78426f-9c0f-46b6-88d7-9802286141bf" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Sharing Notebook</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* Navigate to the ***Notebook*** tab for a DS Lab project.
* Select a Notebook from the list.
* Click the ***Share*** icon.

<figure><img src="/files/EbxxgVvWkHpEd1MtI0uL" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Share icon given for a Notebook</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The ***Share Notebook*** page opens.
* Select a tab out of USER, USER GROUP, and EXCLUDE USER tabs.
* Search for a specific user or user group to share the Notebook.
* Select a User or user group from the respective tabs (as displayed in the given image for the USER tab).
* Use the single arrow mark to move the user (By selecting the icon containing both the arrows will move all the users).

<figure><img src="/files/uoZOp1PSvEovsqKB9TmN" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Selecting a User to Share Notebook</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The selected user or user group will get moved to the right hand side box.
* Click the ***Save*** option.

<figure><img src="/files/s4jnQy7CiN4Ec5u9ZjzI" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>the</strong></em> <em><strong>Selected user to share a Notebook</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* A notification message appears, and the Notebook gets shared.

<figure><img src="/files/2uQlnWe6X8F7be32PqGE" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Notification message when a Notebook gets shared</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* Login to the Platform using the credentials of the user to whom the Notebook is shared.
* Navigate to the ***DS Lab*** module.
* The ***Shared Project*** gets the letter "***s***" to indicate that it is shared to the user. Click the shared project.&#x20;

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* *The **Project** gets shared by default with the concerned **Notebook** while using the **Share** function for a Notebook.*
* *The **Shared Project** even if it is shared by default with a Notebook **remains*** ***Active by default** for the user to access and open the Notebook tab provided inside it.*
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<figure><img src="/files/N6voPQptkvhHWOqtChA1" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Accessing a Shared Project</strong></em> </p></figcaption></figure>

* Open a shared ***Project.***
* The shared ***Notebook*** can be seen in the list.

<figure><img src="/files/pETZ6jx92OSEaGcRXDnj" alt=""><figcaption><p> <em><strong>Accessing the</strong></em> <em><strong>Shared Notebook inside a Shared Project</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

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1. The user with whom the project has been shared appears in the right-side box.
2. If the project is shared with a user group, then all the users under that group appear under the right-side box.
3. If the ***EXCLUDE USER*** tab is selected the user gets excluded from the rights to access the Notebook.
4. A ***Shared Project*** will not have permissions to ***Share***, ***Edit*** or ***Delete*** by the user to whom it has been shared.
5. A ***Shared Notebook*** will not have permissions to ***Share*** or ***Delete*** by the user to whom it has been shared.
6. *Refer the **Data Science Lab Quick Start Flow** page to get an overview of the **Data Science Lab** module in nutshell.* [***Click here***](https://docs.bdb.ai/data-science-lab/data-science-lab-quick-start-flow) *to get redirected to the quick start flow page.*
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